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Definition of Overcompensation

1. Noun. (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite.

Definition of Overcompensation

1. Noun. An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area. ¹

2. Noun. Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Overcompensation

1. 1. An exaggeration of personal capacity by which one overcomes a real or imagined inferiority. 2. The process in which a psychologic deficiency inspires exaggerated correction. See: compensation. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Overcompensation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"In the conductively compensated motor, this can be avoided by overcompensation, that is, raising the flat top of the compensating mmf to the maximum ..."

2. The Ftc Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine & Carbon edited by Donald R. Shopland (1997)
"BOCK: You made a distinction just now and said "overcompensation." Is that what you intend to imply? DR. BENOWITZ: Yes. DR. ..."

3. Scientific papers of the Bureau of Standards by United States National Bureau of Standards (1909)
"In raising the induction at the end of the bar up to that at the middle section a large overcompensation occurs at the yoke. This overcompensation passes ..."

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